Manager, Epidemiology-Evaluation Branch

Nature of WorkThis position serves as the Manager of the Epidemiology-Evaluation Branch for Health Promotion and Chronic Disease (HPCD). The role includes supervising, training, and guiding at least two Epidemiologist 1 positions, who oversee surveillance, data management, and evaluation components for assigned programs, as well as one Evaluator position, responsible for leading program design, implementation, and outcome evaluation for HPCD grants and projects.Key responsibilities include hiring, training, setting performance standards, conducting employee performance appraisals, approving leave, providing guidance and counsel, addressing employee concerns, handling disciplinary actions, and identifying professional development needs while ensuring appropriate training opportunities. The Manager also reviews and approves all work products, promotes teamwork and collaboration, and offers strategic advice on improving work quality and methodologies.Minimum QualificationsTraining: A Doctorate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in epidemiology, public health, veterinary medicine, preventive medicine, medicine, biological, physical, behavioral or environmental sciences including at least two courses in epidemiology covering additional epidemiology principles, methods and design concepts, or at least two courses in statistical design methods courses for the behavioral sciences, or at least two publications in two different peer-reviewed journals, and at least one course in biostatistics or other research-oriented statistics course.ORA Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in epidemiology, public health, biology, nursing, physical, behavioral, natural, or veterinary sciences, preventive medicine, or medicine including two courses in epidemiology and one course in biostatistics OR certification in infection control (CIC); AND three years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in epidemiology.Substitution: Completion of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemic Intelligence Service or public health prevention specialist training can substitute for the required training.ORBachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in biology, nursing, physical, behavioral, or natural sciences, AND five years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in conducting epidemiology, including disease investigation, risk assessment or environmental epidemiology may substitute for the required training.ORThree years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in performing Epidemiologist 1 responsibilities, including disease investigation, risk assessment, or environmental epidemiology may substitute for the required training.

Created: 2025-02-23